Sandbagging operations will be suspended as follows at the locations listed below:
Butte Larose-Fire Station 1721 Herman Dupuis Road-Suspended immediately
Stephensville-The Park 3257 Hwy. 70-Will be suspended beginning Friday January 22, 12:00 p.m.
REVELRY RELEGATED TO HISTORY? – TV news and daily newspaper reports say the half-a-century-old tradition of a Sunday Mardi Gras parade in downtown St. Martinville is over. As of the Teche News press deadline Tuesday, we knew the event was in serious trouble, owing to a security consultant’s prohibitively expensive recommendations. (File photo)
Sometimes it seems like the quickest way to start an argument in St. Martinville is to say the words “Mardi Gras Parade.” It definitely had that effect at the Wednesday, Jan. 13, special meeting of the City Council, and things have only gotten worse since then.
In an effort to deflect harsh criticism directed to its recent decisions regarding changes to Catahoula/St. Martinville and Parks/Breaux Bridge schools, the St. Martin School board authorized the release of the following statement prepared by Pam W.
Following a series of pre-trial negotiations, all parties involved in the desegregation suit brought against the St. Martin School Board have agreed to a plan that would reconfigure Catahoula Elementary School, shift students between that community and St.
Monday, Jan. 11
Dixon, David, 33, 1000 block of Daisy Ln., St. Martinville; outside agency warrant – extradition required, Louisiana State Police (LSP).
Melancon, Shantell, 35, 1100 block of Jack Dwyer Rd., St. Martinville; unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office (SMSO).
Due to the imminent threat of high water due to the recent Midwest floods, the boat launch located in Uncle Dick Davis Park in Butte La Rose will be closed until further notice.
The closure is only for Uncle Dick Davis Park and does not affect any other boat launches at this time.
Alexander, Darren, 27, 700 block of Albert St., Breaux Bridge; unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, aggravated assault with a firearm, aggravated 2nd degree battery, theft of items valued at $300 or over, armed robbery, attempted armed with use of a firearm, home invasion, illegal possession of stolen firearms, possession of firearm/con
Breaux Bridge – The Beaux Bridge Area Chamber of Commerce is honoring three men and one woman with family-owned businesses during the organization’s annual “Evening Extraordinaire,” the membership banquet and change-of-command, to be held at Pat’s Atchafalaya Club in Henderson Thursday, Jan. 21, with the social hour starting at 5:45 p.m.
The town council here voted to call a special election to approve the rededication of sales tax revenues.
At its Monday Jan. 11 meeting, the council scheduled a public vote for April 9. Mayor Sherbin Collette said that the measure, which will not change tax rates, will save residents from sewer bill rate hikes.
WORRIED IN BUTTE LAROSE – The now-passed prospect of the Morganza Spillway opening brought an overflow crowd to the fire station to hear from the Corps of Engineers. Word came on Monday that the structure would not be opened.(Sally Angelle)
Residents of the Atchafalaya Basin were breathing a collective sigh of relief on Monday. According to the latest information, the Morganza Spillway will not have to open for the current high-water event in the Mississippi River.
As part of its ongoing desegregation battle and effort to keep Catahoula Elementary School open, the St. Martin School Board last week agreed to a demand by attorneys with the NAACP to modify the attendance zone governing students attending Parks Primary and Middle schools.
On Monday, Jan. 11, at 6 p.m., officials from St. Martin Parish Government and the parish Office Of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will host a public meeting in the gym at the Stephensville Elementary School, 3243 Hwy 70., to discuss the potential flood event.
The 2016 high school football season has reached the halfway mark and the District 5-4A campaign begins Friday for the league’s five teams.
Charli, 9, mans the net for her "Paw Pete," Carl Peter Boggs of St. Martinville, a licensed charter captain in Grand Isle
